Japan Travel | Places You Can't Miss for Viewing Autumn Leaves in Japan
Places You Can't Miss for Viewing Autumn Leaves in Japan. The autumn foliage season in Kyoto is truly beautiful! It's been half a month since I got back, and I've only now had time to sort through my photos. My personal favorite is Arashiyama, which is actually not a mountain but the name of a district. Several temples here are great spots for leaf viewing. In the city area, I recommend Eikando and Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, which are also stunning!
part 1️⃣ Arashiyama
🚌 Transportation: Take the JR Sagano Line to Saga-Arashiyama Station
🍁 Tenryu-ji Temple
The first stop in Arashiyama, where many people choose to visit, is Tenryu-ji Temple. Here you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Kyoto, and exiting through the Hyakkaen Garden leads you to the Sagano Bamboo Forest.
🍁 Hojo-in
Hojo-in is near Tenryu-ji Temple. Upon arriving at Hojo-in, I couldn't help but exclaim: It's so beautiful!!! The Muai Hikido, under the cover of various colors, and the beautiful maple emotions that change hues, all seem like they're in a painting.
🍁 Jojakko-ji Temple
Passing through the Sagano Bamboo Forest and by a small and exquisite lake, you reach Jojakko-ji Temple. It's another super beautiful temple.
🍁 Hokong-in
Compared to other gardens, Hokong-in is more delicate and unique. I love the Japanese-style garden doors and windows here, which frame the view like a painting, capturing the red leaves and the gentle sunset, creating a fresh and elegant picture.
part2️⃣ City Area
🍁 Nanzen-ji Temple Eikando
🚗 Take the subway Tozai Line to Keage Station
These two temples are very close to each other and can be visited together. They are both very famous spots for leaf viewing, especially the autumn leaves at Eikando are particularly beautiful.
🍁 Shinnyo-do
🚗 Navigate from Eikando to Shinnyo-do, about a 15-minute walk. Shinnyo-do's official name is Shinshogokuraku-ji, which means 'The True Ultimate Bliss Temple'. It's a relatively less-known spot for leaf viewing in Kyoto, with fewer people and beautiful scenery, highly recommended.
🍁 Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
What attracted me to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine was the Uguisu-bashi Bridge. Over 300 maple trees in the garden turn the quietly flowing Kamiya River red, accompanied by the sound of water droplets like the sound of a koto, all anxiety and impatience can be relieved here.
Beautiful scenery on autumn. Tenryuji was built in 1339 by the ruling shogun Ashikaga Takauji. Takauji dedicated the temple to Emperor Go-Daigo, who had just passed away. The two important historic figures used to be allies until Takauji turned against the emperor in a struggle for supremacy over Japan. By building the temple, Takauji intended to appease the former emperor's spirits.
Remember 2019.11 Kansai Late Autumn Festival~ Tianlong Temple must be a must-see attraction in Lushan, and the entrance to Tianlong Temple is located on the most lively commercial street. It can be imagined how many tourists are. There are many large Bassra team guests coming in. However, Tianlong Temple is very large. After entering, the crowd will not be too gathered, which will not affect the tour and enjoy the scenery. All the way from the door is a piece of red maple. I took a long time at the door. When I bought a ticket, I found that the whole garden was super big and a large mountain. Along the stone steps, you can visit for a long time, the colorful maple leaves are really dazzling and very beautiful. Unfortunately, there are several attractions to go, and there is no time to go to the whole mountain.
This temple has been mentioned repeatedly in Jinyong's novels. It is said that all kinds of martial arts masters gathered here. I don't know what it has to do with the actual temple. The natural scenery opposite the main building in the temple is like a painting, which is directly painted on the ticket. Service attitude is very good, overall satisfaction!
Beautiful temple! it’s amazing to walk around the garden. but you’ll need purchase two separate tickets for the temple hall and garden..
Came on June 8, 2013. Tianlong Temple is in Kanye, and it is not easy to come from Kyoto City, but it is worth taking half a day. Not only because this ancient temple has a history of more than 700 years, but also the temple's scenery is very particular, it is a classic representative of ancient Japanese aesthetics and Zen culture; moreover, some scenery in the temple borrowed Lushan as the background, becoming a more grand landscape painting. Plus, it’s far from the city, and the whole atmosphere is very quiet and suitable for Zen.